In a recent survey carried out by Which? 25% and 21% of parents surveyed said that the electrical steriliser and microwave steriliser respectively was what they found to be their most useful baby product. With the above gadgets often completing a sterilisation cycle in fewer than 5 minutes (with steam!) and keeping the contents sterile for up to 24hrs unopened it is definitely a time saving and useful device. With additional backing from leading doctors on the importance of proper sterilisation of bottles, teats, soothers, teethers and breast pumps during baby’s first year we are not surprised it ranks so well in parent’s estimation of useful products. Babycity stocks a wholesome selection of baby sterilisers from the best brands in the industry including Tommee Tippee, Philips Avent, Beaba, MAM and Dr Brown's.

The newly re-designed Deluxe Bottle Steriliser uses steam to sterilise six bottles at once! This convenient electric steam steriliser system fits ALL Dr Brown’s bottles and most other bottle brands. The Dr Brown's Electric Steam Steriliers safely sterilises up to 6 bottles per cycle. New electronic control indicates when the cycle is complete. Includes a larger sterilisation compartment along with a accessories tray for small items such as soothers, teethers and teats.

Philips AVENT Microwave Steam Sterilizer's lightweight and compact design makes it ideal for use in and out of the home; its compact design makes it ideal for travel and despite its small size, it is the only microwave steriliser that fits 6 Philips AVENT bottles.

Phillips AVENT’s 3-in1 electric steam steriliser has been designed to make sterilising as simple as possible. With its adjustable size, it takes up less kitchen space and the baskets fit both wide and narrow neck bottles.

Milton Solo can be used either as a cold water steriliser or as a steam steriliser. It also has a watertight lid to prevent spills when on the move and a unique ‘lay flat’ design so it can be used in any size microwave. As well as safely sterilising most makes and sizes of bottles, the new Milton Solo can also be used to sterilise small baby equipment such as teethers and plastic toys.

This specially made container is great for cold water sterilising. It can hold up to 6 standard bottles and is a really easy way to sterilise other feeding equipment such as breast pumps, soothers, teethers, small plastic toys and weaning items.

The Sterilising Unit has a lockable lid to help you keep the items safe, and a carry handle for when mum or dad wants to move it around the kitchen, or take it out of home. All items are weighted down by a specially made grid, to help ensure everything is fully immersed in the solution.

The new Milton Combi lets you choose between cold water and microwave sterilisation. Use it to steam clean and its patented vent technology retains more heat for better sterilisation, automatically releasing excess steam gently and safely. Its compact design is small enough to fit into most microwaves, yet spacious enough to sterilise up to 5 bottles of any brand. Or use it as a cold water steriliser, with Milton Sterilising Tablets, and its unique twist & seal lid will keep it 100% watertight whilst bacteria and viruses are killed in just 15 minutes. .

The LATCH Steam Guard™ Microwave Steriliser Kit is a safe, natural and efficient way to kill up 99.9% of bacteria on bottles, teats, pacifiers, teethers, small toys and breast pump accessories right in the microwave. There's enough room to sterilise up to 4 baby bottles and 2 breast pump shields at once. This compact baby steriliser fits all standard microwaves and works with both regular and wide-mouth bottles. The locking tab is designed to safeguard everything inside and prevent accidental opening.

Munchkin's LATCH™ Steriliser Bags allow you to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria from bottles, teats, soothers, teethers, small toys and breast pump accessories when on-the-go. Fill the bags with small feeding items and water and put them in the microwave for a hygienic clean! The set includes six bags and each bag can be used up to 30 times. The bags come with an easy spot to mark after each steam cycle to help you keep track of how many times you have used them. And to keep you safe from burns, each bag contains Cool-Touch™ grip for easy handling and an Easy-Close tab to allow steam to escape.

This Electric Steam Steriliser is really easy to use. Just push the single button – it’ll glow orange when you switch it on and goes off five minutes later when the cycle is finished. Give it three minutes to cool down and you’re good to go. Closer to Nature sterilisers keep contents sterile for up to 24 hours as long as the steriliser lid remains unopened. The Closer to Nature Electric Steriliser has a fast, 5 minute sterilising cycle (plus 3 minutes allowance for cool down), perfect for those time sensitive situations. The Closer to Nature Electric Steriliser has enough space for 6 bottles, teats and bottle lids.

A good steriliser is definitely a worthwhile investment to protect your baby from germs during its first 12months. It is important to realise that your baby’s immune system is new and still developing making it much more susceptible to germs that can cause tummy discomfort. While being breastfed babies will absorb some amount of immunoglubin from Mummy (protection against gastroenteritis) however they cannot produce their own immunoglubin for at least their first 6months. Such bacteria often harbour in milk and food traces left in bottles, teats and pumps. So all these items should be sterilised plus anything that goes into your baby’s mouth such as breast feeding utensils, soothers, teething rings and weaning items.

The type of steriliser that you go for may therefore be influenced by its capacity, space it will take up, brand of bottles that you use, how long the cycle takes and perhaps any freebies (often worth quite a lot) that the steriliser comes with. In addition, there are predominately 2 types of steriliser system which may influence your preference. The first is a simple plug in machine that generates steam to quickly and effectively kill germs on all items placed within it. The main benefit is that it involves no chemicals and it is also worth noting that it is the method used in hospitals. The second is the more modern and convenient approach to this which is converting it into a portable unit to do the same thing but steam activated within a microwave. This is often a much more economical option than the electric steriliser as you would set the time on the microwave etc rather than it being pre-programmed and is also handy if you’re going away for the weekend etc. Some of the microwave sterilisers also have a dual action in that they can also be used on a ‘cold cycle’ (as opposed to steam) and works in combination with either a sterilisation tablet or sterilisation fluid. All of our brands tend to offer both options and include Philips Avent, Tommee Tippee, Dr. Brown’s, Beaba and MAMA. Finally Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature also do a unique single bottle travel steriliser which is very compact and can be used in the microwave or as a cold steriliser and so ideal for on the go use.